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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Design for Pitcher HLE and Tumbler HLG,

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company

Title

Design for Pitcher HLE and Tumbler HLG

Medium

paper (fiber product), graphite, watercolor, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pencil,
  • ink,
  • and watercolor on paper

Techniques

  • pencil,
  • ink,
  • and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

80.6 x 62.9 cm (31 3/4 x 24 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In ink below pitcher "62914B" with "HLE" in pencil. In ink below tumbler, "62914" with "HLG" in pencil. In ink below crossed out sugar bowl, "62914". In pencil script with plan view of pitcher, "Plan of Pitcher".Various measurments and manufacturing specifications on drawing in pencil. In ink printed to small paper glued to upper left corner, "THIS DRAWING is the property of the / GORHAM MANUFACTURING CO.,/ PROVIDENCE, R. I., to whom it is to be / returned. / No copy has been made of it, and no record / kept; hence, if reference is made to it by letter / or otherwise, it is necessary that the drawing / be returned."

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.45.2251

Design for Pitcher HLE and Tumbler HLG
Martele

In ink below pitcher "62914B" with "HLE" in pencil. In ink below tumbler, "62914" with "HLG" in pencil. In ink below crossed out sugar bowl, "62914". In pencil script with plan view of pitcher, "Plan of Pitcher".Various measurments and manufacturing specifications on drawing in pencil. In ink printed to small paper glued to upper left corner, "THIS DRAWING is the property of the / GORHAM MANUFACTURING CO.,/ PROVIDENCE, R. I., to whom it is to be / returned. / No copy has been made of it, and no record / kept; hence, if reference is made to it by letter / or otherwise, it is necessary that the drawing / be returned."

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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Monogram for Pitcher HLE and Tumbler HLG
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